Early 60's for women wore mini skirts and leather boots and men wore Paisley shirts and velvet trousers Later 60's from 1966 started the introduction of Psychedelic clothes with bright colors for both men and women and the age of the Hippie is born. Men started to wear hair longer and women identified with the hippie look by wearing skirts and dresses longer often known as Maxies and anything and everything had color including the body
This was the Decade of the Smiley Face found on anything and everything around the world including T Shirts , it's popularity was at it's peak in the mid to late 1960's
and the skateboard
Both martin Luther King and John F Kennedy were assassinated during the 60's
Many believe the closest the world has come to a World Wide Nuclear War was in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cash Dispenser ----- 1969 Turkey by Luther Simjian CCDs ----- 1969 USA Charge Coupled Device - to capture image Communication Satellite ----- 1962 USA Telstar Computer Mouse ----- 1964 USA by Douglas Engelbart Fibre Optics ----- 1966 England by Charles Keo and George Hockham Heart Pacemaker ----- 1960 USA by Wilson Greatbatch Human Space Travel ----- 1961 Russia Yuri Gagarin - the first human in space Hypertext ----- 1965 USA for linking text Internet ----- 1969 USA US military Kevlar ----- 1966 USA by Stephanie Kwolek Laser ----- 1960 USA by Theodore Maiman LEDs ----- 1962 USA Light Emitting Diodes - used for displays Manned Moon Landing ----- 1969 USA Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walk on Moon Moon Landing ----- 1966 Russia Luna 9 lands softly on the Moon Optical Disk ----- 1965 USA by James Russell - now Compact Disk CD / DVD History of Hifi and Music Players and Media Portable Calculator ----- 1967 USA Texas Instruments Space Docking ----- 1966 USA Gemini VIII docks with an orbiting satellite Space Walk ----- 1965 Russia Aleksei Leonov - first person outside space vehicle Tape Cassette ----- 1963 Netherlands Venus Probe ----- 1962 USA Mariner 2 - the first planetary probe Weather Satellite ----- 1960 USA Tiros I
The hippie movement endorsed drugs, rock music, mystic religions and sexual freedom. The Civil Rights movement made great changes in society in the 1960's. The birth control pill became widely available and abortion for cause was legalized in Colorado in 1967. In 1967, both abortion and artificial insemination became legal in some states. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.
The number of Hispanic Americans tripled during the decade and became recognized as an oppressed minority.
John F. Kennedy was young and charismatic, and his brief reign as president was often called Camelot. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963.
The Space Race, begun by the Soviets in 1957, was highlighted by Alan Shepard, the first American in space in 1961.
The Beatles, from England, burst into popularity with innovative rock music that appealed to all ages.
1970's
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Both martin Luther King and John F Kennedy were assassinated during the 60's
This was the Decade of the Smiley Face found on anything and everything around the world including T Shirts , it's popularity was at it's peak in the mid to late 1960's This was the start of the skateboarding era which was started by some surfing enthusiasts in California who were frustrated by the weather and put roller skates on the front and back end of wooden planks
Fashion
Early 60's for women wore mini skirts and leather boots and men wore Paisley shirts and velvet trousers Later 60's from 1966 started the introduction of Psychedelic clothes with bright colors for both men and women and the age of the Hippie is born. Men started to wear hair longer and women identified with the hippie look by wearing skirts and dresses longer often known as Maxies and anything and everything had color including the bodyThis was the Decade of the Smiley Face found on anything and everything around the world including T Shirts , it's popularity was at it's peak in the mid to late 1960's
and the skateboard
Many believe the closest the world has come to a World Wide Nuclear War was in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cash Dispenser ----- 1969 Turkey by Luther Simjian
CCDs ----- 1969 USA Charge Coupled Device - to capture image
Communication Satellite ----- 1962 USA Telstar
Computer Mouse ----- 1964 USA by Douglas Engelbart
Fibre Optics ----- 1966 England by Charles Keo and George Hockham
Heart Pacemaker ----- 1960 USA by Wilson Greatbatch
Human Space Travel ----- 1961 Russia Yuri Gagarin - the first human in space
Hypertext ----- 1965 USA for linking text
Internet ----- 1969 USA US military
Kevlar ----- 1966 USA by Stephanie Kwolek
Laser ----- 1960 USA by Theodore Maiman
LEDs ----- 1962 USA Light Emitting Diodes - used for displays
Manned Moon Landing ----- 1969 USA Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walk on Moon
Moon Landing ----- 1966 Russia Luna 9 lands softly on the Moon
Optical Disk ----- 1965 USA by James Russell - now Compact Disk CD / DVD History of Hifi and Music Players and Media
Portable Calculator ----- 1967 USA Texas Instruments
Space Docking ----- 1966 USA Gemini VIII docks with an orbiting satellite
Space Walk ----- 1965 Russia Aleksei Leonov - first person outside space vehicle
Tape Cassette ----- 1963 Netherlands
Venus Probe ----- 1962 USA Mariner 2 - the first planetary probe
Weather Satellite ----- 1960 USA Tiros I
The hippie movement endorsed drugs, rock music, mystic religions and sexual freedom.
The Civil Rights movement made great changes in society in the 1960's.
The birth control pill became widely available and abortion for cause was legalized in Colorado in 1967. In 1967, both abortion and artificial insemination became legal in some states.
Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.
1962
1969
1967
Popular and fads in the 1960s
Granny Glasses
Go-Go boots
Mood Rings
Lava Lamps
Hair Ironing
Smiley Faces
Tie Dye T-shirts
The Twist
Bellbottoms
The surgeon general determined that smoking was a health hazard, and in 1965 required cigarette manufacturers to place warnings on all packages and in all ads
The number of Hispanic Americans tripled during the decade and became recognized as an oppressed minority.
John F. Kennedy was young and charismatic, and his brief reign as president was often called Camelot. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963.
The Space Race, begun by the Soviets in 1957, was highlighted by Alan Shepard, the first American in space in 1961.
The Beatles, from England, burst into popularity with innovative rock music that appealed to all ages.
1970's
Both martin Luther King and John F Kennedy were assassinated during the 60's
This was the Decade of the Smiley Face found on anything and everything around the world including T Shirts , it's popularity was at it's peak in the mid to late 1960's
This was the start of the skateboarding era which was started by some surfing enthusiasts in California who were frustrated by the weather and put roller skates on the front and back end of wooden planks